Quote by: Betty Smith

Francie always remembered what that kind teacher told her. “You know, Francie, a lot of people would think that these stories that you’re making up all the time were terrible lies because they are not the truth as people see the truth. In the future, when something comes up, you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think it should have happened. Tell the truth and write the story. Then you won’t get mixed up.


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Author Bio


  • NameBetty Smith
  • Descriptionwriter from the USA
  • AliasesElisabeth Lillian Wehner
  • BornDecember 15, 1896
  • DiedJanuary 17, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Playwright
  • WorksA Tree Grows In Brooklyn (novel)
  • AwardsHopwood Award